God was not absent from 9/11, he was there. He was there with the firefighters and policemen as they saved countless lives, He was there with the people who were trapped and feeling helpless, He was there for the scared and grieving families. He gave us free will because of his crazy love for us and then he is there to clean up our messes. That is how I explained it to my class.
We prayed for the families, we prayed that we wouldn't have to be fearful, we thanked God for his goodness. I'm so blessed to be able to talk about God with my students. I really don't know how to talk about the events of 9/11 without involving prayer.
"God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea." Psalm 46:1-2
Here is a drawing done by a young girl in Pennsylvania. It spoke to me 11 years ago and it still speaks to me today.
3 comments:
it's crazy to me that there is now a generation of people who don't remember this, or weren't alive. It's sad, but it is now our responsibility to pass down the remembrance of 9/11. Can't believe it's been 11 years...
That is beautiful.
What a powerful drawing by that little girl.
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